New Hire Flight Attendant Failure Rate

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E-zine Volume XV, Issue #14

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

A newsletter for over 95,000 members and registered users of AirlineCareer.com in 50 states and over 100 foreign countries.

Welcome Aboard!

Welcome to the AirlineCareer.com ezine! Each week, we will be providing you with pertinent airline industry news, flight attendant hiring information, and feature articles relating to your job search. Our "Ask the Recruiter" section offers us a chance to respond to your email questions. And our weekly "Where in the World?" photo challenges your geography knowledge.

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We also invite you to check out veteran flight attendant Sara Keagle's new book, "The Flying Pinto's Flight Attendant Survival Guide." With advice from finding your new crash pad to love relationships to how to pack for your trips and everything in between this is a must read for anyone thinking about a career in the skies. Plus, as an AirlineCareer.com ezine subscriber, you can get 20% off the cover price. Just use the code Airlinecareer20 when ordering. To order, click here or click the link in the lower right hand corner of this ezine.

I hope you enjoy this week's issue.

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Ask the Recruiter

Question:

In a previous newsletter, you mentioned that the failure rate at flight attendant training is quite high. I would like to know how many people actually make it through (percentages). Thank-you.

Answer:

Approximately 60 percent of new-hires make it through new-hire training and, of those, approximately 50 percent make it through their first year with the company. The high attrition rate is due to a combination of individuals quitting and those that are let go by the company.

The above statistics are industry-wide. Airlines with the highest number of flight attendants have the highest turnover rates.

Since the airlines claim that only 1 out of every 100 applicants is chosen for the flight attendant position, it's easy to see why they're in a hiring mode more often than not.

Another interesting fact is that job satisfaction is quite high for those that make it past the first year.

Good luck!

Email your questions to: [email protected]

Who's Hiring Flight Attendants?

This is a current listing from our website of just a few of the 39 airlines now hiring flight attendants or Inflight Managers. Note: Specific Open House Interviews and Invitation Only Interview locations, dates and airline links are now published and updated on the AirlineCareer.com homepage.

The following airlines are conducting upcoming Flight Attendant Open House Interview(s) in April/May, 2014 or are accepting online applications and/or resumes for flight at

flight attendant or inflight management positions.

Airlines with asterisks (*) have posted Open House Interview dates.
New listings are as of this week.

Want specific dates and locations? Become a member of AirlineCareer.com right now and gain access to the complete 'Who's Hiring' chart on the Members' home page. Expanded information includes dates, locations, interview addresses and reporting times along with other important information. We have recently added five international airlines to our database including those listed below. Multi-national carriers hire flight attendants from most countries.

Air Canada Rouge
Air Wisconsin
Alaska
Allegiant*
American
Cathay Pacific (Multinational)
Chautauqua*
CommutAir
Compass*
Easyjet
Emirates*
Endeavor Air (Formerly Pinnacle)*
Etihad
ExpressJet
Frontier*
GoJet
Gulf Air (Multinational)
Omni Air*
PSA*
Qantas UK (International)
Qatar* (Multinational)
Republic*
Ryanair (International)
Shuttle America*
Singapore (International)
Skywest*
Spirit*
US Airways
WestJet

Where in the World Photo Quiz

Last week's photo quiz answer (right): Punta Cana.

This week, we are posting a photo (below) of a destination you may visit as a flight attendant. Do you know where it is? The answer will be posted in the next issue.

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IN THIS ISSUE

Ask the Recruiter

Who's Hiring Flight Attendants?

Where in the World

DID YOU KNOW?

Only 1 out of 100 flight attendant applicants who "go it alone' get hired.

If you are rejected by an airline, you must wait 6 - 12 months to reapply.

The majority of flight attendant applicants have never seen the subject matter covered in new-hire training.

Most airlines require a 90% passing grade on all exams during new hire training.

Only 60% of new-hire flight attendants make it through new-hire training.

Only 50% survive the first year of employment.

Each airline receives an average of 2,500 flight attendant job applications per month.

Delta Airlines recently received over 44,000 job applications for 1,000 flight attendant positions.

Flight attendant recruiters are looking for 21 specific desirable qualities in applicants before hiring them.

Flight attendant interviews contain over 80% of "behavioral" type interview questions.

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- TS, Ohio (USA)